Cosmetic container

ABSTRACT

A container for packaging and dispensing of a solid cosmetic or care product. The container comprises a hollow base and a cap for holding the solid product. The cap is rotatably mounted on the hollow base of the container to present the solid product to a surface of application including skin, face, lip, eyelashes, hair, nail etc.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims benefit of Indian Provisional Application Ser.No. 2323/DEL/2013, filed Aug. 2, 2013, which is incorporated byreference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND

(1). Field of the Invention

Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a containerfor packaging and dispensing of a solid cosmetic or care product. Thecontainer comprises a hollow base and a cap for holding the solidproduct. The cap is rotatably mounted on the hollow base of thecontainer to present the solid product to a surface of applicationincluding skin, face, lip, eyelashes, hair, nail etc.

(2). Description of the Related Art

Present day cosmetic containers for packaging and dispensing solidcosmetic or care products such as solid antiperspirants, lipstick, lipbalm, blush, cake mascara are receiving wide acceptance in themarketplace.

Contemporary solid product containers generally require that a user pushor screw the product upward out of a base or a receptacle to expose itfor application. While these types of containers are functional, theyare expensive in that they require either intricate multiple parts orexpensive assembling techniques and machinery. Generally, these cosmeticcontainers utilize a product in cylindrical stick form and haverelatively sharp edges which edges cause discomfort to the user when thestick is originally applied to the skin.

Cosmetic stick form of product has been made in the past that do notrequire an advancing means for the product within the container. Anexample of such a container is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,728,210issued to Barrish et al. on Mar. 1, 1988. This reference discloses asolid personal care product packaged in a container having a cover andhandle, with the personal care product being attached to a grippingplate on the cover for removal from the container with the cover. Thegripping plate preferably includes a porous member which is impregnatedwith a portion of the solid product to firmly grip the solid product forremoval with the cover. Therefore, this package requires no advancingmeans.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,235,557 issued to Hayes on Nov. 25, 1980 discloses adevice having a product holding structure with a removable cover. Boththe product holding structure and the cover have a cavity into which ahot-fill product may be introduced. Also attached to the product holdingstructure is a handle. In use, the cover is removed from the productholding structure to expose the product so that it may be applied.

Since, the above mentioned containers for packaging and dispensing solidproducts have covers/caps which need to be removed from the containerbefore using the product, there are increased chances of losing thecover. If the cover is lost, the above containers cannot be used for alonger time as the product will get deteriorated due to contact withair.

It is an object of this disclosure to provide a container for packagingand dispensing a solid product wherein the container does not requirethe user to screw or push up the product to expose it from itshousing/reservoir.

It is a further object of this disclosure to provide a container forpackaging and dispensing a solid product wherein the container providesa product shape which is comfortable to use even upon initialapplication.

It is a further object of this disclosure to provide a container forpackaging and dispensing a solid product, wherein the container does nothave a removable cap thereby reducing chances of losing the cap.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure generally relates to a container comprising asolid product used for cosmetic and care applications on skin/face or onkeratinous fibers, lash care, nail care, mascara application or removal,lip application, hair coloring, hair repair, wound care etc.

The term “solid product” as used herein includes a solid or semi-solidproduct, compressed powder product and the like which can be used forcosmetic, care or medicinal applications.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided acontainer comprising a hollow base and a cap containing a solid productwherein the cap is rotatably mounted on the hollow base of thecontainer.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided acontainer comprising a hollow base and a cap configured to rotate insidethe hollow base, wherein the cap comprises a support member whichsecures a solid product to the cap. The cap can be rotated in onedirection to bring the container to a closed position in which the solidproduct faces towards a bottom end of the hollow base and the cap can berotated in opposite direction to bring the container to an open positionin which the solid product faces away from the hollow base and can beapplied by holding the hollow base.

According to another embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided acontainer comprising a hollow base elongated along a centrallongitudinal axis. The hollow base comprises at least one side wall, anopen top end and a bottom end. The bottom end may be open or closed. Acap containing a solid product is mounted near the top end of the hollowbase wherein the cap is configured to rotate inside the hollow basealong an axis perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis of thehollow base. Further, the cap can be turned through 180 degree in onedirection to expose the solid product from the top end of the hollowbase to bring the container to an open position and through 180 degreein reverse direction to enclose the solid product within the hollow baseto bring the container to a closed position. It would not be beyond thescope of the present disclosure that the cap can be turned through lessthan or greater than 180 degree in one direction to expose the solidproduct from the top end of the hollow base to bring the container to anopen position and can be turned through less than or greater than 180degree in reverse direction to enclose the solid product within thehollow base to bring the container to a closed position. Such anarrangement of the cap with the hollow base of the container avoids theneed of removing the cap from the container to expose the product. Thehollow base has a sufficient depth to allow the cap to turn to exposethe product. This in turn reduces the chances of missing the cap as thecap is not completely removed from the container.

According to another embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided acontainer comprising a hollow base comprising a side wall, an open topend and a bottom end. The bottom end may be open or closed. Further, thecontainer comprises a cap comprising a closed end, an open end and a rimat the open end. The cap is provided with a diametrically opposed pairof rotation means in form of lugs, pins, or protrusions on an outersurface of the rim of the cap wherein the pair of rotation means isconfigured to be disposed or mounted within a corresponding pair ofapertures or holes present on an inner surface of the side wall near thetop end of the hollow base to allow the cap to rotate or turn within thehollow base.

According to an alternate embodiment of the disclosure, there isprovided a container comprising a hollow base comprising a side wall, anopen top end and a bottom end; and a cap comprising a closed end, anopen end and a rim at the open end. The bottom end of the hollow basemay be open or closed. The cap is further provided with at least oneguiding means in form of a lug, a pin, or a protrusion on an outersurface of the rim of the cap wherein the at least one guiding means isconfigured to travel in a corresponding groove provided on an innersurface of the side wall near the top end of the hollow base.Preferably, the cap is provided with a diametrically opposed pair ofguiding means in form of lugs, pins, or protrusions on the outer surfaceof the rim of the cap wherein the diametrically opposed pair of guidingmeans is configured to travel in a corresponding pair of groovesprovided on the inner surface of the side wall near the top end of thehollow base. The grooves can be of any shape but preferablysemicircular. The guiding means of the cap travel in the correspondinggrooves of the hollow base thereby guiding the rotation of the capwithin the hollow base. Preferably, the guiding means travel in thecorresponding semicircular shaped grooves in the side wall of the hollowbase to allow the cap to rotate through 180 degree in one direction toopen the container and through 180 degree in opposite direction to closethe container. The guiding means further help to preventextraction/removal of the cap from the hollow base, in a case where thecontainer falls out of user's hand or during transport of the cosmeticcontainer from one place to another.

According to another embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided acontainer comprising a hollow base comprising a side wall, an open topend and a bottom end, and a cap comprising a closed end, an open end anda rim at the open end. The cap is provided with at least one lockingmeans in form of a groove or a protrusion on an outer surface of the rimof the cap which engages with a corresponding protrusion or a grooveprovided on an inner surface of the side wall near the top end of thehollow base. Preferably, the cap is provided with at least onediametrically opposed pair of locking means in form of grooves orprotrusions on the outer surface of the rim of the cap which engageswith a corresponding pair of protrusions or grooves provided on theinner surface of the side wall near the top end of the hollow base. Thelocking means is provided to prevent the accidental movement of the capfrom a closed position to an open position or vice versa.

According to another embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided acontainer comprising a hollow base and a cap, wherein the cap comprisesa support member carrying a solid product at an open end of the cap. Thesolid product in the support member may include a solid molded productin form of a block or cake which can be directly applied to anapplication surface by holding the hollow base of the container or withthe aid of a finger, a brush or a puff. The product can be molded in avariety of shapes including a flat shape, square, rhombus, circular,dome and the like. Preferably, the product is molded in a dome shapedproduct. The product may also be a pressed powder product. Theapplication surface includes skin including face, lip; or keratinousfibers including lashes, nail and hair etc.

According to another embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided acontainer comprising a hollow base and a cap, wherein the cap comprisesa support member carrying a solid product at an open end of the cap. Thesupport member carrying the solid product can be attached to the openend of the cap by various attachment means like screw thread, snap fitand the like. The support member further comprises an outer skirt and aninner skirt, wherein the outer skirt comprises threads or at least oneprojection on its outer surface which engages with corresponding threadsor a groove present on an inner surface near the open end of the cap.The outer skirt may also comprise at least one cut out for providingflexibility to the outer skirt so that the support member can be easilyfitted into the cap.

According to another embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided acontainer comprising a hollow base and a cap comprising a support membercarrying a solid product at an open end of the cap wherein the cap isrotatably mounted near a top end of the hollow base. The support memberfurther comprises an outer skirt and an inner skirt. The support memberfurther comprises a support surface comprising a plurality of apertures.The plurality of apertures may be of any shape selected from circular,oval, rectangular, square, and polygonal. The support surface may be inform of plurality of ribs separating the plurality of apertures forgripping/holding the solid product. In various embodiments of thedisclosure, the support surface may be a flat surface or a raisedsurface wherein the raised surface can be a domed surface or a surfaceof any other shape. Further, the support surface may be a smooth surfaceor have surface irregularities.

According to an embodiment, the plurality of ribs is arranged radiallyor laterally or in any other suitable manner such that the plurality ofapertures is defined between adjacent ribs. For example, the ribs may bearranged in a form of grid wherein each of the plurality of ribs mayhave two opposing ends attached to an inner surface of the inner skirt.Alternatively, the ribs may originate from a central portion of thesupport surface and radiate outwardly towards the inner surface of theinner skirt. The support member also comprises a gripping postintegrally connected to the support surface and projecting above thelevel of inner skirt. The gripping post is provided to pull the supportmember out from a mould used for making solid product. Optionally, thesupport member may further include a plurality of protrusions extendingdownwardly from a bottom surface of ribs towards the hollow base toprovide additional support to the solid product.

The solid product can be attached to the support member according to themethods known in the art. According to an embodiment of the disclosurethe solid product is attached on the support member by following steps:

-   -   1. Placing the support member on an open end of a mold.    -   2. Filling the mold by pouring a liquid product in the mold        through the apertures/spaces in the support surface.    -   3. Cooling the filled molds by passing them through a cooling        chamber.    -   4. After passing through the cooling chamber, the product        solidifies and contracts and the support member can be pulled        out of the mold. In one example, the support member can be        pulled out by using the gripping post of the support member.

The shape of the mold can vary depending upon the required shape of thesolid product which may include flat shape, square, rhombus, circular,dome and the like.

Further, according to another embodiment, the product in the mold can befurther compressed by applying pressure with a pressing disk having ashape complementary to the support surface of the support member.

These and further aspects which will be apparent to the expert of theart are attained by a cosmetic container in accordance with the drawingsof the present disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

So that the manner in which the above recited features of the presentdisclosure can be understood in detail, a more particular description ofthe disclosure, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference toembodiments, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. Itis to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate onlytypical embodiments of this disclosure and are therefore not to beconsidered limiting of its scope, for the disclosure may admit to otherequally effective embodiments.

FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a container in a closedposition according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view of a container of FIG. 1 in anopen position;

FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of a container of FIG. 1 showingrotation of a cap within a hollow base;

FIG. 4 illustrates an exploded view of a container of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 illustrates a perspective view of a cap of a container of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 illustrates a cross-sectional view of a container of FIG. 1;

To facilitate understanding, identical reference numerals have beenused, where possible, to designate identical elements that are common tothe figures. It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawingsillustrate only typical embodiments of this disclosure and are thereforenot to be considered limiting of its scope, for the disclosure may admitto other equally effective embodiments.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

A container 100 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure isshown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 6.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 illustrate a perspective view of a container 100 inits closed position and open position, respectively, with respect to oneembodiment of the present disclosure. As embodied herein and as shown inFIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the container 100 comprises a hollow base 101 and acap 102. The hollow base 101 is elongated along a central longitudinalaxis X. The cap 102 holds a solid product P.

In a preferred embodiment, the container 100 is formed from theAcrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) material. In an alternateembodiment, the container 100 can be formed from any other suitablepolymeric material or any other option available.

In a preferred embodiment, the container 100 is of substantiallycylindrical shape. In an alternate embodiment, the container 100 can bemade of any shape such as square, circular, oval, spherical or oystershape etc.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cap 102 holding the solid product P isconfigured to rotate inside the hollow base 101. The hollow base 101 iselongated along a central longitudinal axis X. The cap 102 is mounted onthe hollow base 101 and is capable of rotating about an axis Csubstantially perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis X. The cap102 can be rotated through 180 degree in one direction about the axis Cto open the container 100 and through 180 degree in opposite directionabout the axis C to close the container 100. It would not be beyond thescope of the present disclosure that the cap 102 can be turned throughless than or greater than 180 degree in one direction to expose thesolid product P from a top end of the hollow base 101 to bring thecontainer 100 to an open position and can be turned through less than orgreater than 180 degree in reverse direction to enclose the solidproduct P within the hollow base 101 to bring the container to a closedposition.

As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 6, the container 100 includes a hollow base101 and a cap 102. The cap 102 comprises a support member 104 whichsecures a solid product P to the cap 102.

The hollow base 101 comprises a side wall 106, an open top end 108 and abottom end 110. The bottom end 110 is closed. According to otherembodiment, the bottom end 110 may be open and can also be used to storeanother product. The cap 102 comprises a closed end 112, an open end 114and a rim 116 at the open end 114. The cap 102 is pivotally mounted onthe side wall 106 near the top end 108 of the hollow base 101 so thatthe cap 102 can be rotated inside the hollow base 101. The cap 102 isprovided with a diametrically opposed pair of rotation means on an outersurface of the rim 116 of the cap 102. In one embodiment and as shown inFIGS. 4 and 5, rotation means of the cap 102 includes a diametricallyopposed pair of lugs/pins/protrusions 118 on an outer surface of the rim116 which are configured to be disposed within a corresponding pair ofapertures/holes 120 present in the side wall 106 near the top end 108 ofthe hollow base 101 to allow the cap 102 to rotate/turn within thehollow base 101. The cap 102 also comprises a lip 150 on the outersurface of the rim 116 which can be grasped by a user's hand to turn thecap 102 within the hollow base 101.

The cap 102 is further provided with at least one guiding means to guidethe rotation of the cap 102 within the hollow base 101. In oneembodiment and as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the guiding means of the cap102 includes a pair of lugs/pins/protrusions 122 on the outer surface ofthe rim 116 of the cap 102 which are configured to travel in a pair ofcorresponding semicircular grooves 124 provided on an inner surface 126of the side wall 106 near the top end 108 of the hollow base 101. Thelugs/pins/protrusions 122 travel in corresponding semicircular grooves124 in the side wall 106 of the hollow base 101 to allow the cap 102 torotate through 180 degree in one direction to open the container 100 andthrough 180 degree in opposite direction to close the container 100. Itwould not be beyond the scope of the present disclosure that the grooves124 can be of any shape that allows the cap 102 to rotate through morethan 180 degrees or less than 180 degrees. The guiding means furtherhelp to prevent extraction/removal of the cap 102 from the hollow base101, in a case where the container 100 falls out of user's hand orduring transport of the cosmetic container 100 from one place toanother.

The cap 102 is also provided with at least one locking means to preventthe accidental movement of the cap 102 from the closed position to theopen position or vice versa. In one embodiment and as shown in FIGS. 4and 5, the locking means of the cap 102 includes two diametricallyopposed pairs of grooves 128 on an outer surface of the rim 116 of thecap 102 which engage with the corresponding pairs of protrusions 130provided on an inner surface 126 near the top end 108 of the side wall106 of the hollow base 101. It would not be beyond the scope of presentdisclosure that the locking means of the cap 102 include twodiametrically opposed pairs of projections on an outer surface of therim 116 of the cap 102 which engage with the corresponding pairs ofgrooves provided on an inner surface 126 near the top end 108 of theside wall 106 of the hollow base 101.

The support member 104 is attached to the open end 114 of the cap 102.As shown in FIGS. 4-6, the support member 104 comprises an outer skirt132 and an inner skirt 134, wherein the outer skirt 132 comprises aprojection 136 on its outer surface which engages with correspondingannular groove 138 present on an inner surface of the open end 114 ofthe cap 102. The outer skirt 132 also comprises at least one cut out 140for providing flexibility to the outer skirt 132 so that the supportmember 104 can be easily fitted into the cap 102. It would not be beyondthe scope of present disclosure that the support member 104 can beattached to the open end 114 of the cap 102 by various attachment meanslike screw thread, snap fit and the like.

Further, the solid product P is attached to the support member 104 ofthe cap 102. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the support member 104 comprisesa support surface for gripping/holding the solid product P, the supportsurface comprises a plurality of apertures 149. The plurality ofapertures 149 may be of any shape selected from circular, oval,rectangular, square, triangular, polygonal and the like. The supportsurface may be in form of plurality of ribs 142 separating the pluralityof apertures 149 for gripping/holding the solid product P.

According to an embodiment, the plurality of ribs 142 is arrangedradially or laterally or in any other suitable manner such that theplurality of apertures 149 is defined between adjacent ribs 142.

In various embodiments of the disclosure, the support surface may be aflat surface or a raised surface wherein the raised surface can be adomed surface or a surface of any other shape. Further, the supportsurface may be a smooth surface or have surface irregularities.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the support surface comprises a centralportion 146 and a plurality of mutually spaced elongated ribs 142radiating outwardly there from to an inner surface 144 of the innerskirt 134. The central portion 146 further comprises a gripping post 148integrally connected to the central portion 146. The gripping post 148projects above the level of inner skirt 134. The gripping post 148 isprovided to pull the support member 104 out from a mould (not shown inthe drawings) used for making the solid product P. It would not bebeyond the scope of present disclosure that the gripping post 148 isprovided on any other part of the support member 104. Also, it would notbe beyond the scope of present disclosure that the plurality of ribs 142may be arranged laterally or in any other suitable manner forgripping/holding the solid product P. As for example, the ribs 142 maybe arranged in grid form wherein each of the plurality of ribs 142 mayhave two opposing ends attached to the inner surface 144 of the innerskirt 134.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the supportmember 104 may include a plurality of protrusions (not shown) extendingdownwardly from a bottom surface of ribs 142 toward the hollow base 101for providing additional support to solid product P.

The solid product P can be attached to the ribs 142 in the inner skirt134 of the support member 104 according to the methods known in the art.According to a method employed in the present disclosure for attachingthe solid product P to ribs 142, the support member 104 is first placedon a concave shaped mold or a mould of any other shape (not shown in thedrawings) which is then filled by pouring a hot liquid product throughthe apertures/spaces 149 between the ribs 142. Then the mold filled withthe hot liquid product is cooled by passing through a cooling chamber.As a result of cooling, the liquid product solidifies into a solidproduct P and gets attached to the ribs 142 of the support member 104.Now, the support member 104 carrying the solid product P can be pulledout of the mold by using the gripping post 148. The shape of the mouldcan vary depending upon the required shape of the solid product P likeflat shape, square, rhombus, circular, dome and the like. Further,according to another embodiment, the product in the mold can be furthercompressed by applying pressure with a pressing disk having a shapecomplementary to the support surface of the support member.

During use, the user holds the hollow base 101 of the container 100 witha hand and opens the container 100 by turning the cap 102 in onedirection around the transverse axis C by applying a force with a thumbon the lip 150 of the cap 102. As the force is applied on the lip 150,the cap 102 turns through 180 degree within the hollow base 101 toexpose the solid product P. Now, the cap 102 rests in the open positionas shown in FIG. 2 with the help of locking means, wherein the lockingmeans are in the form of grooves 128 in the cap 102, which engage withthe corresponding protrusions 130 on the inner surface 126 of the sidewall 106 of the hollow base 101. The user applies the solid product P byholding the hollow base 101 and after using the solid product P, theuser closes the container 100 by turning the cap 102 in oppositedirection around the transverse axis C by applying a force with a thumbon the lip 150. As the force is applied on the lip 150, the cap 102again turns through 180 degree in opposite direction within the hollowbase 101 to enclose the solid product P within the hollow base 101. Now,the cap 102 rests in the closed position as shown in FIG. 1, with thehelp of locking means in the form of grooves 128 in the cap 102 whichengage with the corresponding protrusions 130 on the inner periphery 126of the side wall 106 of the hollow base 101.

The container 100 of the present disclosure may be used to deliver awide variety of consumer and industrial products related to cosmetic,skin care, hair care, oral care, personal care, pharmaceutical, woundcare, orally administrable products, home-care or adhesives.

Various examples of the products where the container 100 of the presentdisclosure could be used are but not limited to cheek blush, cheekplumping cake, lip plumping solid product, lip balm, temporary haircolors, hair care, skin care, foundation and the like.

While the foregoing is directed to embodiments of the presentdisclosure, other and further embodiments of the disclosure may bedevised without departing from the basic scope thereof, and the scopethereof is determined by the claims that follow.

What is claimed is:
 1. A container for packaging and dispensing of asolid cosmetic or care product, the container comprising: a hollow baseelongated along a central longitudinal axis of the container; a capmounted on the hollow base, the cap is rotatably mounted inside thehollow base about an axis perpendicular to the central longitudinal axisof the container; wherein the cap comprises a support member whichsecures a solid product to the cap, the support member comprises asupport surface with a plurality of apertures; wherein when the cap isrotated in a first direction to bring the container to a closedposition, the solid product faces towards a bottom end of the hollowbase; and wherein when the cap is rotated in a second direction oppositeto the first direction to bring the container to an open position, thesolid product faces away from the hollow base.
 2. The containeraccording to claim 1, wherein the cap is rotated through 180 degree inthe first direction about the axis perpendicular to the centrallongitudinal axis of the container to open the container, and is rotatedthrough 180 degree in the second direction about the axis perpendicularto the central longitudinal axis of the container to close thecontainer.
 3. The container according to claim 1, wherein the hollowbase further comprises a side wall and an open top end; and wherein thecap comprises a closed end, an open end and a rim at the open end. 4.The container according to claim 3, wherein the cap is pivotally mountedon the side wall near the top end of the hollow base such that the capcan rotate inside the hollow base.
 5. The container according to claim4, wherein the cap is provided with a diametrically opposed pair ofrotation means on an outer surface of the rim of the cap and wherein thediametrically opposed pair of rotation means is configured to bedisposed within a corresponding pair of holes present in the side wallof the hollow base near the top end of the hollow base to allow the capto rotate within the hollow base.
 6. The container according to claim 5,wherein the diametrically opposed pair of rotation means is selectedfrom one of a pair of lugs, pins and protrusions.
 7. The containeraccording to claim 3, wherein the cap includes a lip protrudingoutwardly from the rim.
 8. The container according to claim 4, whereinthe cap includes at least one guiding means to guide rotation of the capwithin the hollow base and wherein the at least one guiding means ispresent on an outer surface of the rim of the cap, wherein the at leastone guiding means is configured to travel in a corresponding grooveprovided on an inner surface of the side wall near the top end of thehollow base.
 9. The container according to claim 8, wherein the at leastone guiding means is selected from one of a lug, a pin and a protrusion;and wherein the groove is semi-circular in shape.
 10. The containeraccording to claim 9, wherein the at least one guiding means travel inthe corresponding semicircular groove to allow the cap to rotate through180 degree in one direction to open the container and through 180 degreein opposite direction to close the container.
 11. The containeraccording to claim 3, wherein the cap is provided with at least onelocking means which prevents accidental movement of the cap from theclosed position to the open position or vice versa.
 12. The containeraccording to claim 11, wherein the locking means includes at least onegroove or a protrusion on an outer surface of the rim of the cap whichengages with a corresponding protrusion or a groove provided on an innersurface of the side wall near the top end of the hollow base.
 13. Thecontainer according to claim 1, wherein the support surface is a flatsurface or a raised surface.
 14. The container according to claim 1,wherein the plurality of apertures can be of any shape selected fromcircle, oval, square, rectangle and polygonal.
 15. The containeraccording to claim 1, wherein the support member comprising the supportsurface further comprises an outer skirt and an inner skirt, and whereinthe outer skirt comprises a projection on its outer surface whichengages with a corresponding annular groove present on an inner surfaceof the cap.
 16. The container according to claim 15, wherein the supportsurface further comprises a central portion, and a plurality of mutuallyspaced elongated ribs radiating outwardly from the central portion to aninner surface of the inner skirt such that the plurality of aperturesare formed between the mutually spaced elongated ribs.
 17. The containeraccording to claim 16, wherein the central portion is integrallyconnected to a gripping post.
 18. A method for attaching a product tothe support member of claim 1, wherein the method comprises of followingsteps: a) placing the support member on an open end of a desired shapedmold; b) filling the desired shaped mold by pouring a hot liquid productthrough the plurality of apertures in the support surface of the supportmember; c) cooling the desired shaped mold by passing it through acooling chamber so that the liquid product solidifies into a solidproduct and gets attached to the support surface of the support member;and d) pulling out the support member carrying the solid product fromthe desired shaped mold.
 19. A container for packaging and dispensing ofa solid cosmetic or care product, the container comprising: a hollowbase elongated along a central longitudinal axis of the container; thehollow base comprises at least one side wall, an open top end and abottom end; a cap mounted on the hollow base, the cap is rotatablymounted inside the hollow base about an axis perpendicular to thecentral longitudinal axis of the container; wherein the cap comprises asupport member which secures a solid product to the cap; wherein whenthe cap is rotated in a first direction to bring the container to aclosed position, the solid product faces towards the bottom end of thehollow base; wherein when the cap is rotated in a second directionopposite to the first direction to bring the container to an openposition, the solid product faces away from the hollow base; wherein thecap includes at least one guiding means to guide the rotation of the capwithin the hollow base; wherein the at least one guiding means ispresent on an outer surface of a rim of the cap; and wherein the atleast one guiding means is configured to travel in a correspondingsemi-circular groove provided on an inner surface of a side wall of thehollow base, near a top end of the hollow base.
 20. A container forpackaging and dispensing of a solid cosmetic or care product, thecontainer comprising: a hollow base elongated along a centrallongitudinal axis of the container; a cap mounted on the hollow base,the cap is rotatably mounted inside the hollow base about an axisperpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the container; wherein the capcomprises a support member which secures a solid product to the cap;wherein when the cap is rotated in a first direction to bring thecontainer to a closed position, the solid product faces towards a bottomend of the hollow base; and wherein when the cap is rotated in a seconddirection opposite to the first direction to bring the container to anopen position, the solid product faces away from the hollow base.